Half Sisters - Format Change? (Flash Poll) (Patreon)

Today, I'm lettering Half Sisters for tomorrow. Yay!

But I'm a little frustrated, too. This comic was supposed to be my attempt at using speech bubbles. But, well, I kind of hate them. Part of the problem is I decided to use a 16:9 aspect ratio to get a "cinematic" feeling, which doesn't leave much headroom for the bubbles. I feel like this clutters up the comic page.

Also, I suspect using a text box like I did for Maid for Life often allows the story to move faster since I am able to fit in more narration rather than "just" speech. Also, you get to hear the main character's internal dialogue / thoughts.

But maybe these thoughts are all because speech bubbles are new for me, and I'm not proficient at using them yet. 

Here's an example of how it would change. What do you think?

Speech Bubbles